Garment



J. O. LINDEN.

GARMENT.v

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. I918.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

INVENTOR JOHN O. LINDEN.

WIN/E8858 51 z KM A TI'OR/VEYS JOHN OLOF LINDEN, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

GARMENT.

Application filed September 24, 1918.

1 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JonN O. LINDEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo and State of Yew Mexico, have invented a new and Improved Garment, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to a combination garment for work, the general purpose of the invention being to provide a garment that will answer the purpose of overall suits while presenting a much better appearance, and of a character to afford more'freedom of movement to the wearer.

The stated purpose and others as will ap pear are attained by a garment comprismg trouser-sand a blouse together with suspenders at the interior of the blouse and having guided movement on the latter, the suspenders at the ends'thereof being securedto the trousers at the interior adjacent to the waistband.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, it being understoodthat the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a broken front view of a combination garment embodying my invention, portions of the blouse being broken away,

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the upper part of the garment with a portion broken away;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the garment on an enlarged scale,

In carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example, a blouse 10 is provided and trousers 11 which may be of the same or different materials, according to individual taste. The blouse is opened at the front as at 12 and provlded with buttons and button-holes or other fastening means. Obviously, the general style and shape of the blouse and trousers may be varied.

In accordance with my invention the trousers 11 has a waistband 13 thereon secured to the trousers at the interior and of a height to extend at its upper edge portion 15 substantially above the top of the trousers. The lower edge of the blouse 10 has a portion folded on itself and lies outside the extending portion 15 of the waistband and said band is secured to the trousers and to the blouse as by rows of stitching 14, 16. By the described arrangement a smooth fin- Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 255,410.

ish is given the garment at the waist so that there will be no rough portions to afford discomfort to the wearer.

In connection with the blouse and trousers, I employ suspenders 17 preferably of elastic webbing, and these are fastened to the trousers at the back and front at the interior of the waistband as indicated at 18. The suspenders may have any suitable adjusting means, a known form being indicated at 19 in Fig. 1. "The said suspenders at the shoulders of the blouse pass freely through guide loops 20 on the blouse so that the suspenders are permanently maintained in proper position and in proper relation to the blouse and trousers.

Provision is made for the wearing of a belt 21, loops 22 being provided on the trousers for the purpose, so that the support. of the garment may be distributed, the belt or.

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suspenders being utilized either to whatever extent the wearer may desire. By providing belt loops on my combination garment a belt maybe worn in a manner to relieve the blouse of the strain of supporting the trousers and thereby afford the wearer complete freedom of movement for his arms so that both arms may, for example be raised without raising or otherwise affectingthe trousers. The garment formed as described can be given an appearance superior to that of overalls, and the strain of supporting the trousers is sustained by the suspenders, the blouse being relieved of strain, while at the .same time, the suspenders are effectively maintained in position at all times. In practice, the described arrangement of the suspenders permits perfect freedom of movement to the wearer of the garment.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I Iav'ing thus described my invention, I

claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-.

ters Patent:

1. A combination garment for outer wear,

comprising trousers having a waistband secured to the inner face thereof and having a portion pro ecting above the upper edge of the same, a blouse open at the front and hav- 1 0 comprising trousers ing its lower edge secured to the outer face of the projecting portion of the Waist band, in alinement with the trousers, the blouse having loops secured to the shoulder portions thereof, and suspenders passing through said loops and permanently secured to the inner face of the portion of the Waist band secured to the trousers.

2. A combination arment for outer wear, aving a waistband secured to the inner face thereof and proand a blouse open at above the upper edge of the same, the front and having its lower edge folded upon itself and secured to the outer face of the projecting portion of the waistband, in alinelnent with the trousers, whereby a smooth finish is given to the garment at the Waist line and rough portions at said line avoided to give discomfort to the wearer.

i JOHN OLOF LINDEN.

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